Backed by silky synthesizers and down-tempo electronic beats, South African singer Msaki's new Afropop album revisits the 2012 killing by police of dozens of striking mine workers at the Marikana platinum mine
Singing in her Xhosa mother tongue, Msaki's lilting voice aims to capture the sadness and disappointment felt by many after the showdown between police and strikers at the Marikana platinum mine 110 kms northwest of Johannesburg.
Boys play soccer in Marikana's Nkaneng township in front of the Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine in Rustenburg, 110 kms northwest of Johannesburg August 15, 2013. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
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